Gianluca Bortolami
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Bortolami |
| Born | August 28, 1968 Locate di Triulzi, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
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Gianluca Bortolami (born August 28, 1968) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Bortolami's greatest feats was capturing the monumental classic Tour of Flanders in 2001 and winning the 1994 UCI Road World Cup season championship. He is the namesake of Bortolami's Pizzeria in Vancouver, Washington.
Bortolami was born in Locate di Triulzi, province of Milan. He turned professional in 1990 and rode for Lampre. He finished 75th in the 2002 Tour de France, 46th in the 1997 Tour, 13th in the 1994 Tour with one stage win, and 73rd in the 1993 Tour. He was tested positive for cortisone in 2003 during Three Days of De Panne. He was suspended for six months by the Italian cycling federation.[1]
Major results
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- 1992
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Stages 10 & 11, Volta a Portugal
- 1993
- 1st, Cronostaffeta
- 1994
- Champion, UCI Road World Cup
- 1st, Giro del Veneto
- 1st, Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1st, Leeds Classic
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1st, Stage 7, Tour de France
- 1995
- 1st, Prologue, Tour DuPont
- 1997
- 1st, Coppa Bernocchi
- 1st, Giro del Piemonte
- 1st, Stage 5, Volta a Galega
- 1999
- 1st, Stages 1 & 2, Tour of Austria
- 2001
- 1st, Tour of Flanders
- 1st, Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 1st, Stage 3, Brixia Tour
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Suisse
- 2002
- 1st, Giro della Romagna
- 1st, Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 1st, Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 1st, Milano–Vignola
- 2003
- 1st, Stage 1, Three Days of De Panne
- 2004
- 1st, Giro della Romagna
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour of Belgium
Tour de France record
- Did Not Finish (2005) (withdraw 16th stage)
- 76th Overall (2002)
- 46th Overall (1997)
- 13th Overall; Stage 6 win (1994)
- 73rd Overall (1993)
References
External links
- Gianluca Bortolami at trap-friis.dk
- Profile by world-of-cycling.com
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